Wanasinghe Surname
Approximately 11,444 people bear this surname
Wanasinghe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 11,329 | 1:1,837 | 256 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Wanasinghe (14) may also be a first name.
Wanasinghe Demographics
Average Wanasinghe Salary in
United States
$44,344 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wanasinghe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wanasinghe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wanasinghe is carried by more people in Sri Lanka than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wanasinghe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 45,350th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 636,801 people. The last name Wanasinghe is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Wanasinghe live; 99 percent live in South Asia and 99 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,024,661st most widely held forename on earth. It is borne by 14 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Sri Lanka, where it is borne by 11,329 people, or 1 in 1,837. Not including Sri Lanka this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Wanasinghe Last Name Statistics demography
Wanasinghe earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,344 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanasinghes | 95 | 1 | / |
| Wanasingha | 90 | 829 | / |
| Banasinghe | 90 | 1 | / |
| Wannasingha | 86 | 3 | / |
| Banasinge | 84 | 224 | / |
| Vanasinge | 84 | 124 | / |
| Wanange | 82 | 29 | / |
| Vanashinge | 80 | 13 | / |
| Vanasingha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wangange | 78 | 48 | / |
| Banasingi | 74 | 1 | / |
| Banange | 71 | 178 | / |
| Wananga | 71 | 88 | / |
| Wanonge | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vanange | 71 | 2 | / |
| Huanange | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wannanga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wangangi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wanangai | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wanasinghe
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